Investigators at the scene said the man had been attending a Christmas party that spilled outside before he was shot.

Paramedics treated the victim but he died shortly after their arrival.

Police cordoned off a section of the street as they combed the scene. A section of the sidewalk and the entrance to the complex were taped off.

At least six cruisers were outside the building in the wake of the shooting.

A number of vehicles that may be linked to the party took off from the scene and detectives are now looking to speak with anyone who was present at the time.

Edmonton city police were on the scene outside a multi-unit residence Christmas morning where a man was shot and killed. The entrance to the building was taped off, which police say is where the shooting took place. Jeff Labine/Postmedia News

If the case is confirmed a homicide before Jan. 1, it will be Edmonton’s 26th killing of the year.

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At 25, the number is one of the lowest the city has recorded since 2001, a year Edmonton counted 23 homicides.

Edmonton’s record homicide year was 2011, when cases hit a high of 48.

In a recent year-end interview with Postmedia, Edmonton city police Chief Dale McFee said homicide counts may drop as is the case this year, but authorities don’t rest on their laurels.

“I think we gotta be careful not to think that one year we have 40 then you’re down to 25 that you’ve accomplished anything,” said McFee.

“We just need to be diligent in that space all the time. You know some bad things happen and it’s just those things can flare up, and they can also go down.”

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Edmonton recorded a Christmas Day homicide back in 2017, when Eddie Eugene Melenka, 48, was found dead in an Avonmore home in the early hours of the day. Police were called to the house near 73 Avenue and 77 Street about 3:30 a.m., and later said an autopsy concluded Melenka died as the result of a stab wound.

Wednesday’s Christmas Day shooting comes after the Dec. 3 killing of Arthur Charles Edward Beauchamp, 45. He was found shot outside an apartment near 115 Street and 103 Avenue. Beauchamp was transported to hospital where he died of his injuries.

Days later, police said they are looking for Michael Tyrel Arnold in connection to the Dec. 3 killing. Investigators say he is believed to be armed and dangerous. Arnold is described as about five-foot-nine inches tall, 166 pounds. He has red hair, green eyes, a broken front tooth and a scar in his chin.